to be hard to take

  • 1hard to take — hard to take/swallow/ phrase difficult to accept or deal with His bad moods are a bit hard to take at times. Thesaurus: difficult or impossible to deal withsynonym Main entry: hard …

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  • 2hard to take — difficult to believe. The reports that this extremely successful company is near bankruptcy are very hard to take. The humiliation of her son s crime was very hard to take …

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  • 3hard to take — difficult to tolerate, hard to swallow    Her cruel words hurt me. Her sarcasm is hard to take …

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  • 4hard to swallow — hard to take/swallow/ phrase difficult to accept or deal with His bad moods are a bit hard to take at times. Thesaurus: difficult or impossible to deal withsynonym Main entry: hard …

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  • 5hard to swallow — hard to accept, hard to take    She said, He has custody of the children. It s hard to swallow …

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  • 6hard — hard1 W1S1 [ha:d US ha:rd] adj comparative harder superlative hardest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(firm to touch)¦ 2¦(difficult)¦ 3¦(work/effort)¦ 4¦(full of problems)¦ 5 be hard on somebody 6 be hard on something 7 do something the hard way …

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  • 7hard — 1 adjective FIRM TO TOUCH 1 firm and stiff, and difficult to press down, break, or cut: Diamond is the hardest substance known to man. | The plums are much too hard to be eaten now. | The chairs in the waiting room felt hard and uncomfortable.… …

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  • 8hard — hard1 [ hard ] adjective *** ▸ 1 firm & not easy to break ▸ 2 difficult to do ▸ 3 full of problems ▸ 4 strong & not frightened ▸ 5 unkind/cruel ▸ 6 with much physical force ▸ 7 about water ▸ 8 winter/frost: severe ▸ 9 facts, etc.: can be proved ▸ …

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  • 9hard */*/*/ — I UK [hɑː(r)d] / US [hɑrd] adjective Word forms hard : adjective hard comparative harder superlative hardest 1) stiff, firm, and not easy to bend or break hard wooden benches The plastic was chosen because it is very hard and durable. 2) a)… …

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  • 10take — I [[t]te͟ɪk[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ takes, taking, took, taken (Take is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. Many of these combinations are common… …

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